Genius of America How the Constitution Saved Our Country - And Why It Can Again

Name: Genius of America How the Constitution Saved Our Country - And Why It Can Again
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ISBN: 9781596914919

ISBN-10: 1596914912

ISBN-13: 9781596914919

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Authors: Eric Lane, Michael Oreskes

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"Lane and Oreskes ... remind us of how essential the Constitution is to our nationhood and why it's important for the country to rekindle the constitutional conscience as we face the challenges of the twenty-first century."Cokie Roberts,ABC News and NPR, author ofFounding Mothers The United States is the longest-running democracy in history at 220 years. While many countries around the world have used our Constitution as their model, Americans are growing frustrated with gridlock, partisan politics, and special interests. In our impatience for results, we have lost sight of what the framers inventeda pragmatic document that channels self-interest into productive consensus. Veteran…

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List price: $15.00
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 10/14/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.528
Language: English



Introduction: An Extraordinary Accomplishment


The Invention


The More Fatal Problem Lies Among the People Themselves


Approaching So Near to Perfection as It Does


That Poor Little Thing-the Expression We the People


Thank God, It Worked


To Meet Extraordinary Needs


The Right to Alter the Established Constitution


The Challenge


A Mandate for Vigorous Action


Government Is Not the Solution, Government Is the Problem


Conclusion: We


The Constitution of the United States of America


Acknowledgments


Abbreviations and Bibliography


Notes


Index